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Henry Charles Sirr (1807-1872)
China and the Chinese : their religion, character, customs and manufactures, the evils arising from the opium trade ... ; v. I / by Henry Charles Sirr. 1849
22.4 x 4.0 x 14.3 cm (book measurement (inventory)) | RCIN 1026599
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An analysis of China and the Chinese people in the mid-19th century with notable discussions of the opium trade and opium smuggling in the Pearl River region.
The author, Henry Sirr, was an Anglo-Irish diplomat who served as British Vice-Consul in Hong Kong in 1843 and was the island’s first resident barrister.Provenance
Presented to Queen Victoria by the author.
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22.4 x 4.0 x 14.3 cm (book measurement (inventory))
